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;[[:category:Conirostrum|Conirostrum]] albifrons | ;[[:category:Conirostrum|Conirostrum]] albifrons | ||
[[Image:Capped_Conebill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|'''Male'''.<br>Photo by Michael W<br>Nono-Mindo Rd, Tandayapa Valley, Ecuador ]] | [[Image:Capped_Conebill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|'''Male'''.<br>Photo by Michael W<br>Nono-Mindo Rd, Tandayapa Valley, Ecuador ]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Sexually dimorphic: '''Male''' is largely black, with subtle blue crown. '''Female''' has light brown head, gray chest and belly, and olive back. | Sexually dimorphic: '''Male''' is largely black, with subtle blue crown. '''Female''' has light brown head, gray chest and belly, and olive back. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Bolivia]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], and [[Venezuela]]. | [[Bolivia]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], and [[Venezuela]]. | ||
| − | + | [[Image:d08_0150.jpg|thumb|350px|right|'''Female'''.<br>Photo by: {{user|Gary+Clark|Gary Clark}} <br>Nono-Mindo Rd, Tandayapa Valley, Ecuador ]] | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
There are 6 subspecies. | There are 6 subspecies. | ||
Revision as of 15:07, 25 October 2009
- Conirostrum albifrons
Identification
Sexually dimorphic: Male is largely black, with subtle blue crown. Female has light brown head, gray chest and belly, and olive back.
Distribution
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Taxonomy
There are 6 subspecies.
Habitat
Upper subtropical and temperate forest.
Behaviour
Stays high in the trees, wags tail incessantly.
